Yankees vs Phillies Picks and Prediction – 7/31/2024

In Wednesday afternoon MLB interleague action, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies will wrap up their series from Citizens Bank Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Yankees (64-45) have reeled off four straight wins and trail Baltimore by a half-game for first place in the AL East Division. Last night, newly acquired IF Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and drove in five runs to power New York to a 7-6 victory in 12 innings. 

Twenty-nine year old southpaw Nestor Cortes (4-9 4.13 ERA) will take the mound for the Yankees in this matchup. New York is winless in Cortes’ last five starts and he has surrendered 19 runs across his last 23 plus frames. 

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and still own an eight-game cushion for the top spot in the NL East Division. During Tuesday’s home loss, Philadelphia batters went 5-for-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Austin Hays homered and drove in four runs for the Phillies (65-42), who fell to 38-20 at home. 

The Phillies will counter with twenty-seven year old lefty Cristopher Sanchez (7-6 3.05 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, Sanchez (6 IP) gave up eight hits and three runs during a 3-1 home loss versus Cleveland.